Expert recaps urologic reconstruction course from WCET 2024

In this video, Ziho Lee, MD, describes a course from this year's World Congress of Endourology and Uro-Technology. Lee is an assistant professor of urology and the director of Urologic Male Reconstruction and Robotic Reconstructive Surgery in the department of urology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.

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I think one of the highlights for me was getting the opportunity to teach a course on robotic reconstruction at the World Congress of Endourology [and Uro-Technology]. And what I really enjoy about these courses is it really brings together urologists from many different backgrounds and many different nationalities to come together and discuss the latest treatment options and advances in the care that we provide our patients. Because I think in medicine, it's absolutely critical to be collaborative and work with other physicians, to share ideas and really improve upon whatever techniques are available. Because when we all come together and work together, we can really improve surgeries for our patients, not just locally, but from a global level. And so I had the opportunity to participate in a course on robotic ureteral reconstruction. The course was directed by Dr Wilson Chan, who is the president of the Hong Kong Society of Endourology, Dr David Duchene from the University of Kansas, and Dr Benjamin Waldorf from UT Chattanooga. We really focused on 3 aspects of ureteral reconstruction. Dr Duchene gave excellent tips and tricks on distal ureteral reconstruction involving primary reimplantation, Psoas hitch, and Boari flaps. Then, Dr Benjamin Waldorf gave an excellent tips-and-tricks session on buccal mucosa graft ureteroplasty. I think that technique has really revolutionized how ureteral reconstruction is performed and the ability to take on extremely challenging cases, and so that was an incredible lecture and teaching session. And then I gave some of my tips and tricks in patient selection for robotic ileal replacement, and also in bladder augmentation. I just want to underscore how important and how incredible it was to participate in this, because there was a lot of dialogue among the faculty and also the course participants. And it was great for me personally, because I got to learn on how I can improve my surgeries for my patients, and then also share some of my tips and tricks. And so I feel like it was a very collaborative environment that was really beneficial for all those involved.

This transcript was edited for clarity.